Library

Library

The library connects us with the insight and knowledge, painfully extracted from Nature, of the greatest minds that ever were, with the best teachers, drawn from the entire planet and from all our history, to instruct us without tiring, and to inspire us to make our own contribution to the collective knowledge of the human species. I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries.

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The Library :

The EIILM institute is proud of its library system which comprises the Waterloo St. Campus Library, Hare St. Campus Library and Salt Lake Campus Library.

Library Mission, Vision and Values

Library Mission Statement:

Crescat scientia, vita excolatur

Let knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched

The Librarys mission is to provide comprehensive resources and services in support of the research, teaching, and learning needs of the EIILM community. To fulfill this mission, the Library commits to:

Understand the research, teaching, and learning needs of its users;

Build collections and create tools to support research, teaching, and learning;

Provide access to and promote the discovery and use of local and external information resources;

Ensure the preservation and long-lasting availability of Library collections and resources;

Collaborate with other members of the EIILM to enrich the research and learning community;

Advance local, national, and international library and information initiatives;

Develop, encourage, and sustain expertise, skill, commitment and an innovative spirit in its staff.

Library Vision

As a center of intense intellectual inquiry, the EIILM Library shares with the EIILM the aspiration to be the most dynamic learning environment in the world.
In this desired future, the Library ensures that its collections remain forward-looking, diverse in breadth and form, open to browsing, and of world-renowned quality. Through promotion, the Library makes people aware of the resources available to them, and through innovation, it makes access to these resources easier. The Library’s creation of an integrated, seamless web of information further streamlines access. To serve future users, the Library preserves information across all formats and ensures effective storage and delivery systems. The Library’s physical and virtual spaces respond to the changing habits of its users to enrich the campus experience and to multiply the ways in which people can pursue inquiry. The Library’s collaboration with expanding circles of partners yields unified access, broadening knowledge, and enhanced services.
The Library continues to embrace change and align itself to thrive on diversity, to support professional growth and opportunity, and to reward flexibility and innovation.

Library Values
In all of our interactions, we are guided by these values: Knowledge

We encourage the process of learning and the life of the mind.

We celebrate truth seeking through discourse and investigation.

We anticipate and contribute to scholarly inquiry.

We promote the Library as both a real and virtual extended classroom.

We embrace our role as collectors and custodians of the intellectual record.

Service

We offer an environment that supports creativity, flexibility, and collaboration.

We believe that each user of the Library is unique and important.

We evolve to meet the changing needs of the Library and its users.

We maintain a comfortable, welcoming and secure place for study, research, work, reflection and interaction.

Quality

We commit ourselves to excellence.

We seek out the best people and resources to accomplish our work.

We support individual growth and organizational development.

We work diligently to exceed the expectations of those we serve.

Integrity

We relate to each other with honesty and candor.

We adhere to the principles of fairness, justice and equality in our work.

We promote the highest standards of our profession, including open and equitable access to information.

We demonstrate a strong work ethic, taking responsibility for our actions, keeping our word, and following through on our commitments.

Respect

We treat everyone with equal consideration and courtesy.

We encourage differences in perspective, opinions and ideas.

We consider the needs of others.

We provide an environment that is inclusive and diverse.

Communication

We engage in open and honest communication at all levels.

We recognize the importance of Library-wide participation.

We reach out to all segments of our user communities.

We share information and solicit opinions about decisions that affect the success of the Library.

Library Profile

EIILM library was established along with the establishment of EIILM institute in 1995.
As a center of intense intellectual inquiry, the EIILM Library shares with the EIILM institute the aspiration to be the most dynamic research and learning environment in the world, supporting the institute’s commitment to learning and teaching in the business management , Pharmaceutical Management, banking, MSME and to using its intellectual resources to help solve the worlds problems.

Library - collection

Reference books

The reference section has a rich collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, Yearbooks, atlases, directories etc. Besides these, world report, government publication reports on education, summer or winter project reports/dissertation done by students are there.

Collection beyond price
The Library boasts of a large collection of rare books. Steps have been taken to digitize the rare books. Out of the thousands of such books, facsimile copies of the title pages of a selected few are shown below: ( show rare books pictures)

Periodicals

EIILM library subscribes to more than 46 print and more than 4600 on-line periodicals both Indian and foreign and more than 10000 company profiles. Loose issues of printed periodicals are to be consulted within the library premises. Back issues are in bound volumes.

It provides access to the best of business and management related digital resources through its subscription to various databases consisting of scholarly and industry relevant content.

Human Capital, The Economist, EPW, TIME and Harvard Business Review :Online Periodicals

ProQuest Management Collection: The most comprehensive business db in the market. it include in-depth coverage for over 3800 publications and offers the latest business and financial information for researchers at all levels. The database contains complete runs of key business and management journals, providing a unique historical perspective on hundred of topics. Major publishers in the product include Springer, Emerald, American Economic Association, MIT, Palgrave MacMillan, Cambridge University Press, SIAM, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Euromoney, The Economist etc.
Other contents coverd: Thesis- 23000 , Business Cases- 5000 Plus, Reports, Financial Data etc.
13000+ebooks of Ebrary : Business and economics collection.

Library Timing

Waterloo St.

|| Monday – Friday

||9:00 am – 7:00pm

Hare St.

|| Monday – Friday

|| 9:00am – 05:00pm

Salt lake

|| Monday – Friday

|| 9:00am -5:00pm

Services

EIILM library offers an open access system.

Library works and services are being automated with the help of ‘Libsys’. A library management software, is being utilized in library automation and is operational in all sections of the EIILM library.

Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) and Web-OPAC are operational for all the books and other documents.

Digitized question papers of the exams held at EIILM , syllabus and some of the books are available on –line and off-line.

Database search service

Access of printed and non-printed books.

Access to current issues and back issues of periodicals.

On - line periodicals

Newspaper - clipping service

Article - alert service

Photocopying service by adhering to the copyright provisions is available.

The library functions on a comfortable annual budget and over the past years has been evolved into an excellent B – school library. Membership with DELNET is there to develop the information base, so that updated resource material is also available to its users. Liaison with the libraries like British Council Library and American library. The libraries are accessible to the EIILM – library members only.

Rules

The rules and regulations regarding the use of the libraries under the EIILM library system maintain general discipline.

Readers or borrowers cards or other identity records are to be shown, if demanded, at the library. The library users shall be liable to expulsion from the library by the library administration if the users fail to produce such identity records.

Undesirable or unauthorized persons shall have no access to the library and if found in the library they shall be liable to expulsion from the library by the library administration.

Special library is a place of individual study and research while in the library, all persons shall observe all basic and elementary principles of library ethics, obey the rules and regulations of the library, and submit to discipline enforced by the library-administration.

Conversation ,talking, sleeping, smoking and loitering are not permissible in the library. Use of mobile phones is not allowed within the library premises. Readers should maintain peace in the library and should not disturb other users in any way.
5. At the time of entering the library, all personal belongings , such as attaché cases, brief-cases, bags, plastic bags, umbrella etc. books not belonging to the EIILM library and books though borrowed from the library but not meant to be returned to the library , shall be deposited at the baggage counter.
The library - administration, however does not accept any responsibility for any damage or loss of the same.

Every member of the library shall be responsible for the safe custody of any library material borrowed by him /her for study in the library reading room or for use at home.

Library books shall never be unattended on the table in the reading room section. The borrower shall be held responsible for loss, mutilation or damage, if any while the book stands issued on his account. So at the time of borrowing a book either for use in the library reading room or for use at home, every borrower is expected to examine it carefully and bring to the notice of the officer-in-charge of the issue - counter, cases of mutilation, defacement or damage be detected subsequently the person to whom the book was issued last will be held responsible for such damage, defacement or mutilation. Persons held responsible for loss, damage, defacement or mutilation of books shall be liable to compensate the library in such way as may be determined by the library - committee.

Books on loan with members of the library under any category can be recalled by the librarian at any time.

Library – staff, working in the library will not be able to transmit telephone calls or other personal messages to library - users.

Library – staff, working in the library will not be able to transmit telephone calls or other personal messages to library - users.

The library books/any other library material/ membership cards are the property of the EIILM Library and are to be returned and dues , if any , be cleared /paid. The lost library item by the borrower has to be replaced/compensated for the lost material. A clearance certificate of "no dues" can be obtained from the EIILM waterloo St. Campus library after obtaining the clearances from other two campus libraries.

Carrying the library – membership cards are mandatory at the time of visiting the library. in case of losing the library membership cards, he/she has to pay the fine of Rs. 100/- for each card. The new – library card will be available approximately after three working days of the submission of the fine.

Every EIILM library – users are requested to follow the rules and regulations of the Library.

Membership

We welcome all the readers who need to access our collections for their information and research needs. The right to use the Library is reserved for bonafide members. All the students, faculty members and staffs of the institute are eligible for membership of the Library. The registered members are issued Borrower’s library – membership cards as per their entitlement. External membership is provided to EIILM’s Alumni, outside Ph.D. students/corporate executives/ professionals/ faculty , other educational institutions on payment basis in addition to institution members. External members need for apply for membership through forms available at the circulation counter of library and can be downloaded from our website. Members of EIILM have to produce any written authentication as a EIILM member at the time of submission of the application form. Members should keep the library informed of any change of address or other contact particulars.

The Library encourages feedback from all our valued members and outside visitors. The feedback will definitely influence our decision making and our action plan for future.

Situated in the heart of Kolkata business district, the Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning In Management (EIILM) is highly focused on source of professional education for building careers in management. It represents an effective and significant investment